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Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-03-24
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.



Spicy Manner.
Moses Miller colored, Lynchhurg, Va.
choked his wife to death, and then cut his
throat
The seventh victim of the Buffaao hotel
fire, Edward Whalen, died at Newburg,
New York
There were brilliant ceremonies in Berlin
yesterday in honor Of the emperor's ninety
first birthday.
The powder factory at Negaunce, Mich,
was blown to atoms, and Z. H Stanley and
son, workmen, killed.
At Brooklyn. Iowa, colored man who
whipped his six-year-old son to death, got on
with ten year sentence
William Gersch, Of Cincinnati was elected
second vice president Of the Brewers Ma
tional association formed at Chicago
The pope has approved plans for the new
Catholic university at Washington. Bishop
Keane, Of Richmond, it is said, will be made
president.
An Irish National league meeting at New
York, Editor Dana presiding, indorsed Glad
stones Home Rule policy and cabled him en-
couragement.
The Ohio legislature passed bill permit
ting Hamilton county to submit to the cleo
tors the question Of adding $4,000 to the
taxes for statue of Gen William Henry
Harrison
AT Whitehead Hill, L r., man named
Foster was shooting at a mouse, when hall
struck a can Of powder, exploding it and kill
ing his two children and seriously iniurihg
himself and wife.
George MaeDonnell, q noted American
crook, we'll known in Cincinnati, has Just
died in an English prison, where he was
serving life sentence for forgery on the
Bank of England. nj
DR.. q. 7. Sewers, prominent Washing
ton physician, says President Cleveland IS
becoming alarmingly fat, and unless there
Is change in his mode Of living he will not
live to finish his term
Mayor Harrison, OF Chicago, has given re-
markable reasons for refusing a renomil,a-
tion He says, among other things, that he
would not dare be hale days ride from the
city with the present spirit Of anarchy brew
ing.
Mr.. William H. Royal, counsel for the
English council Of foreign bondholders. and
representing their affairs in connection with
Vlrginia's debt, was convicted yesterday at
Richmond, in the Hastings court, Of intimi-
dating the grand jury Of that court, and was
fined $3.50.
Charles b Grecelius, station agent of the
q, E. q st. I. railroad, at Taswell, Ind,
abandoned his family, took the money be-
onging to his office, and eloped with Lizzie
Y LasweI the eighteen-y ear-old daughter OF
oae Of Crawford county's waalthiest citizens.
She carried off 81, 400 Of her fathers cash,
also, for the common pile.
Ira Shafer, prominent criminal lawyer
of New York, vino is conducting the defense
OF Doodle Alderman Cleary, was caricatured
in Sundays Woisd Yesterday in court
Shafer uttered frantic TRADE against the
press, and abiding to Pulitzer, Of the World,
said: The first time meet that Hungarian
Jew I'll kill him. Shafer grew so violent
he was called to order by the court.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-03-24
Tax Collector Missing.

CARTHAGE, Ill, March 90 4 John Giddinss,
collector OF Dafila.n township, has been miss
ing since last Tuesday, and foul play is sus-
pected. He hal several thousand dollars Of
collected taxes ii his possession. He is a son
Of William +. Giddings, the wealthiest
farmer and cattle dealer in the county.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-03-24
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Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-03-24
Took His Friend.s Advice.

CHICAGO, March % 1t i reported here
that ex- Commissioner Johnny Hannigan has
left the city He has been very upeasy ever
since the grind jury began their inveStiga-
tion, and Weei ago consulted a friend about
the advisabiity Of ssskipping out.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-03-24
The weather.

WASHINGTON March 23 indications. -
Fair weather, preceded by light snow in the
northeast portion, becoming warmer, north
westerly winds
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-03-24
CUMBERLAND VALLEY R. r.

On and after Sunday, Jan. SO, 1857,
trains will run as follows standard
Time.
EASTWARD.
Fast Mail leaves Martinsburg at us
a. M; Bedington, 7,2o; Falling Waters,
s .335; IS; Williamsport Station. TAI; Hagers-
town, Sos chambersburg, 900; Carlisle,
o.2o; arrive at Harrisburg, Ills, and
Philadelphia 3.I5, p. m.
Mail Express Train leaves Martins
burg at sos, p. m; Bedington, $40;
Falling Waters, 3.a4; Williamsport Sta
ton, 3.37; Hagerstown, 3.55; Chambers
burg, q. so; Carlisle, Gig; arrive at Har-
risburg at !. 90.
WESTWARD.
Accoinmodat leaves Harrisburg al
j. SO, a. M, Carlisle, s. So, Chambersburg,
o.37; arrives at Hagerstowfl, at 1927;
Williamsport Station, 1916; Failing
Waters, 100; Bedington, HOO; Mar
tinsburg, III. lis.
Mail leaves Harrisburg at TI.45, a. M;
Carlisle, 1885; Chambersburg, I.42, p.
M; arrive at Hagerstown at 2.35 Viii
Transport Station, $40; Falling Waters,
3.25; Bedington, s. SIS; Martinsburg, $50.
Day express leaves Harrisburg at $40
p. M; Carlisle, 4. rs; Chambersburg, go;
HagerstoMn, s. rs; Williamsport Station,
GAL; Falling Waters, 6.55; Bedington,
Tor; arrives at Martinsburg, 7.4o, p. m.
w. a. CARD, Agt. ]. F BOYD, Supt.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-03-24
THURSDAY, MARCH "a, 1887.
0GaA NAe>SA8

OGaA EAe>AAR-
Mr.. II. S. Tran1melis in the city laying
in full and complete stock Of spring
goods.
Rev. ]. S. Martin, D. D., will preach
in the M. E. Church, South, on next
Sunday.
Mr.. Chas. II. Bowers left for the city
one day this week for the purpose of
buying an entire new stock Of spring
goods.
Mr.. F. D. Boyer, one of our worthy
citizens, is preparing to quit business
in this city. He will move to Hunting
ton, w. Va, where he will make his
future home.
Leave your orders for Job Printing at
the GAZETTE Office. It's better. equipped
than ever before. Call and get samples,
estimates, etc.
What will happen next ?-Some old
sheds have been torn down In our city
lately which make big improvement.
We would suggest that tearing down
some old Offices, (Which present a worse
appearance than the sheds, would
make larger Improvement. Next !
The new residence of Mr.. A. Quenzel
is fast nearing completion and pre-
sents an elegant appearance. We un-
derstand Mr.. Quenzel will move into
his new home about the Ist of April,
and will open up irst-class CONNECTION
cry store in his new room.
Il Mr.. M. T.. Dorm, Jr. started for Phila-
delphia to-day to buy his Spring and
Summer Stock of goods, consisting of
Fancy Suitings, Worsteds, and Panta-
1oonings. Wait for his return. Being
an artistic cutter, we feel confident that
he can please the most exact customer.
The remains of Mr.. VanFausen were
taken to Walkersville, Fred. County,
Md, on Wednesday for interment. He
was member Of Washington Lodge,
K. of p, which sent the following COM
mittee to accompany the remains !:
VIM H. Wilen, Vim. F. Long, Vim.
Kline, August Zimmerman, Geo. Mich
aels, Chas. Wolfes and Chris. Baker.
DEATH OF JACOB WISoNG. Mr. Jacob
Wisong, died on Saturday last at hisres-
idence, 25 Argyle avenue, Baltimore, of
Bright's disease He was a. brother of
Vim, A. Wisong, secretary and treasur-
erof the Safe Deposit Company, Of Bal
timore, and Mr.. Geo. Wisong, of this
city. He also leaves four sisters, one
in Cumberland and the others in Fred
erick
SERIOUS ACCIDENT. -On Tuesday a
Mr.. Beard was riding colt and carry
ing pair of shafts, when the animal be-
came frightened and ran away. On
nearing Falling Waters, about II miles
from this city, he was thrown to the.
ground and had his skull badly crushed.
Drs. Ross and Laymaster removed part
of his skull. He is still in in an uncon-
Nscious condition, with but lite hope for
his recovery
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-03-24

&.
MONTE CRIsro. The Columbia Reg
lister says: lone Of the most pleasing
and delightful dramatic treats Of the
season was enjoyed BY large audience
at the Columbia opera house last night,
on which occasion Alden Benedict and
his excellent company rendered the
beautiful drama Monte Cristo" in an
almost fau1tless manner. The plot of this
beautiful play is too familiar to the gem
eral reader torequire REPETITION in these
columns, and it need only be said that
Mr.. Benedict and the entire cast merit
all the praise that has been SO lavishly
bestowed upon them by the leading
newspapers Of the country" this SUI
perb company will appear in our city
Friday night, 25th.inst Tickets on sale
at Fout's Drug Store.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-03-24

Our streets were given a general
cleaning on Tuesday. TO look at Po-
liceman Poisa1 while commanding a
number Of men at this work, one would
have supposed him to be the happiest
man in Martinsburg The streets were
in such condition, that when cleaned
Brother Poisal could walk over them
without getting his feet dirty. Nowon-
der he wore a broad smile.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-03-24

Snow drops and crocuses in bloom on
the warm side Of town buildings and the
bronze cone Of the skunk cabbage push
ing above ground in the marshes near
town show that the season is on alma
mac schedule time. Acute observers
have noted how widely these hardin
gers of spring vary in the date Of their
appearing Thoreau found this same
skunk cabbage on the and of March in
1860, while a few years afterward it
failed to show itself until the Sth Of
April, or thirty-six days later. The date
of the bluebird's arrival at Concord
varied nearly as much, while the first
note Of the woodfrog was once heard in
the middle of March and again not un-
til good month later. Spring is here,
and yet no one knows when Spring will
be here. Such are the uncertainties of
life.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-03-24

Mr.. Fenelon Hay, of Washington,
D. G., and Boyd f. Survick, of Lees
burg, Va, are visiting friends if1=tnis
place.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-01
But in paving this

Administration. But in paying this
President. the Cleveland convention
did not neglect its obligation to make
a plain statement of principles and
political purpose. so that the people
might make q fair estimate of their
fidelity to the doctrines of the party
and the demands of the Nation upon
its central government At Toledo,
they seem to have considered it about
sufficient to sound the praises of John
Sherman and make a parade of his
pretensions to the Presidency. VIVA t
they had to say about questions Of
National Importance was so fliInsy and
indefinite as to produce the effect Of
having been introduced as mere
prelude to the resolution deliberately
phrased to make a Sherman boom.
The only thing that was strong and
earnest about the Toledo convention
was its enthusiastic denomination OF
Governor Foraker, and, no doubt, there
will be lively contest between him
and the comparatively young and Wig
orous Gubernatorial candidate of the
OCIIiOCl ANY,
But what have the Republican State
conventions to proclaim in the matter
of principle relating to National at
fairs? There is not one point of van
tage that they hold in present politics
by virtue of their antecedents or their
record. After a quarter of century
of supremacy in central government.
they have left to Democratic Admin
istration the task of saving the public
lands from the clutch of spectators,
railroad corporations and foreign SYM
dictates, and holding what is left OF
them for the use and occupancy of the
actual settler. At this late day, and in
the face of President Cleveland's ring
ing declaration of the National policy
upon that subject, the Republicans can
hardly give that issue any prominence
in their repertory. AS to honesty and
efficiency in the administration of pub
lie affairs, it is enough that the people
have had two years experience of
sound Democratic government to con-
trast with as many decades of Repub-
lican corruption and misrule. The
Republican State conventions will have
to occupy themselves chiefly with the
Qualification of Sherman or Blaine.
for, with the exception of some little
by-play with the shirt and an interlude
of Juggling with the palsies, there is
nothing else for them to do.--M /.
NeUS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-01
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

-Never put the sweepings- OF thso
room into the waste-paper basket
"A Nice Side Dish.-Mince fine some
cold beef, or veal, stew five minutes
and put boiled rice around the .disn'
Set in the oven to brown. Garnlsh
with hard boiled eggs.
To bake eggs. break each egg into
a cup and put the eggs on butteGeo
dish strewn with cracker crumbsi cover
with seasoned crumbs, and bake until
the crumbs are brown.
Graham Pudding.-Two cups of
graham flour, one teaspoon saleratus,
one cup molasses, half cup sliced cltron.
Steam three hours and serve With hard
sauce Christian Union
Delicious Breakfast Cake--One
egg, one cup milk. two cups flour, one
and one-half tablespoonfuls melted but
ter, one-haif teaspOonful soda, one tea
spoonful cream tartar, one teaspoonful
sugar.-Fdrna, Field and StocbDa07l-
mo fact in the cheesemaker'
art" says Prof. Arnold, sis better es-
tablished than that cheese is best cIGed
in an even temperature, and is always
injured when it varies, and the wider
the variations the greater the injury. e
Fried Bread.-Cut the crust from
slices of stale bread; dip each in a thin
batter made of cup of milk, two eggs,
and a heaping tablespoonful of flour
salted slightly and fry in lard to
yellow brown. Serve hot.-ExchGnge
-Gingerette.-One gallon of water,
one pound of white sugar, one-half
ounce of best ginger root. two sliced
lemons, one-fourth ounce of cream
tartar. Boil the ginger and lemon ten
minutes in part of the water dissolve
the sugar and cream tartar in cold
water, add one gill of good yeast Let
it stand over night and strain and
bottle in the morning.-Boston Budget.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-01
IN The ERIeIp ZONE.
instructive Details of n Visit In n WhAler TO
Spftzbergen.

Instructive Details of = Visit In . UnAAer 20
Spitzbergen.
At . meeting of the Berlin Geologi-
cal Society DR.. Kuckenthal gave some
interesting details of a visit on
whaler, the Hvidfisken, to Spitzbergen-
The surface of the sea was often thick
" covered with dirty green one-eelled
aIgse. in which lived small rod crab,
hunted by the fish as they wander from
north to south. Arriving on the 18th
of June at Spitzbergen, the fantastic
forms of the snow-covered mountains
In the magically red light of the mid
nisat sun formed an enchanting con-
trass to the pure green sky, a tint
caused by the reflection of the ice.
Excursions to the interior proved that
it consisted of one immense icy desert,
but that it had long ages ago been a
scene of great fertility. for there were
found numerous petrifactions, extern
sive beds of coal, etc. Where on the
coast or among the hills, which are
about five hundred to one thousand five
hundred feet high, there are now only
some MOSES. grasses or other poor lit
tie plants during the short summer,
the palm once grew in abundance.
The bare coast mountains are geologi-
cally remarkable. The steep preci-
pieces, like gigantic terraces, which
frame in Advent Bay. continue in the
same form to about one thousand feet
below the surface of the water. The
east part of the island is entirely
blocked up by ice and is inaccessible.
but the extreme sideward currents OF
the Gulf Stream in the west some times
allow of a free approach, while in the
north the sea is frequently free of
ice in consequence of the north wind.
Last century the ships of all ma
tons repaired to Spitzbergen to fish;
now that business is reduced to about
thirty Norwegian boats. Among these
the so-called ''rat-cages" play the part
of pariahs, for they take every thing
with them that they find-birds' eggs,
down. seals, reindeers. bears, and,
above all, wreckage. The aristocracy
is represented by the white whalers,
with their very costly apparatus. DIR.
Kuckenthal visited Sassen Bay and
found that the maps of it and the
neighborhood are very incorrect, and
Jtlslt Tie NOlIlOIO Is DIS DIOtu slc
the dimensions given on the maps
The Templeberg, OH the Sassen Bay,
affords a magnificent spectacle, with
the varied colors of its black, brown,
red and yellow rocks. The wooden hut
erected on a point of land by Nor
denskjold in 1872 was found in very
untidy condition. Besides white whales,
many fishermen angle for sharks, in
waters free from ice, for the sake of
the liver, which is very oily. From
two hundred to three hundred fish pay
for the trip. Great boldness is dis
played in hunting seals and bears,
which are often followed far into the
ice. The Hvidfisken continued her
hunting till the end of August, when
the ice had already become dangerous.
A bar of ice separated the ship from
the open sea, and only the resolution
of the captain, who ran and dragged
his ship with great trouble through the
blocks of ice, prevented it from being
obliged to winter there with insufficient
provisions. Telegraph.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-01

wen TO bed. 1t was bedstead with
cord in it, and it was a straw bed on
which we slept There wasn't mos
quito bar at any door or window In the
house and we were hardly in bed be-
fore the pests pitched on u.s. Seven
different times before midnight did MIR.
Bowser get out of bed, light the tallow
dip and attack the enemy. He was
getting out for the eighth time
when the cord broke and we
all went through to the floor.
Then we got up and sat UP the rest OF
the night, catching cat-naps between
the bites. We might not have known
when day broke. except for the kindly
interest taken in us by stray hog. The
beast crept under the house, and the
space was so small that he lifted the
boards under our feet with his back.
When we felt the. boards lift we knew
that another day had dawned upon the
picturesque locality.
We left the hotel before breakfast
and were home to dinner. Mr.. Bow
ser seemed. very much occupied with
his thoughts on the way home, and
when we finally entered the house he
turned on me and said:
"Mrs. Bowser, I'm man who can
bear a good deal before losing my tenn
per, but want to give you fair warm
ing right here and now that want no
more of your nonsense! The next
time you mention country to me-the
next time you dragon me into another
excursion of this kind-I shall be justi-
fled in-in-r'
And he kicked the trunk, pitched his
fishing tackle into the back yard, and
went out to get some cold cream for
his blisters, burns and bites.-Detr0it
Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-01
GROWING CoRk-OAKs.
a California Industry Which Will SOoI
Prove to BE RemuneratiYe.

n California Industry Which Will Soon
Prove to BE Remunerative.
The growth of cork-oak in California
is not a matter of experiment; its sue
cess was demonstrated long ago. The
distribution of cork acorns by the Pat
ent Office about twenty-five years ago
may not have accomplished much in
other parts of the country, but it gave
us start, and there are now trees
yielding cork and bearing acorns at a
number of different places in the State.
There are trees growing on Mr.. Rich
ardson's place at San Gabriel. There
were samples of cork and acorns shown
at the Sacramento Citrus Fair by H. A.
Messenger, of Calaveras County. There
are trees of similar age in Sonoma,
Santa Barbara and Tulare, and perhaps
other counties. The State University
is growing seedlings from California
cork acorns, and will be likely to have
the trees for distribution next year.
There is no doubt about the adaptation
of the tree to the State as the widely
separated places named above all fur
nish proper conditions for its growth.
1t is of course a crop of which one has
to wait some time to gather, and there
fore needs patience in the planter.
All the cork-wood of commerce
comes from the Spanish Peninsula,
where the trees abound, not only in
cultivated forests, but also grow wild
on the mountains. The tree is like
an American oak, with leaves
similar to the oak, and acorns. It
takes ten years for the bark to become
a proper thickness to be man ufactured
into bottle-stoppers, fife-preservers and
seine-corks. When stripped from the
tree it is to be boiled for two hours,
cured in the sun fora week and pressed
into fat pieces for baling and shipping.
The denuded trunk, like hen robbed
of her eggs, does not sulk and quit the
business, but throws out fresh cover
ing for fresh spoliation. One tree
has been known to yield half ton of
cork-wood. One pound of cork can
be manufactured into IA champagne
corks. The ba,ed cork bark is sold to
cork man ufacturing centers. The
most extensive mandatory in Ameri-
Ca is at Pittsburgh. Besides the ordi-
nary demands for cork bark, a good
supply of the buoyant material, after
being burned to make it still lighter
than the original bark, is shipped to
Canada and New England, where it is
made into seine-corks. The average
annual importation of lockwood into
this country, entirely at the port of
New York, is 10000 bales year. A
bale weighs 160 pounds and is worth
on this side of the water $40. making a
total value of the Importation of ST.
100000. 1t comes in duty free.-Pa-
citic Rardl Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-01
REPUBLICAN COLLAPSE.
The Pitiable Condition OF the Bloody
Shirt and Palsy Party.


Shirt and Palsy Party.
The Toledo convention made a bad
start for the Republican party in re-
spect to the campaign of 1888 on ac-
count of the weakness of its platform
and the exhibition of a desperate
anxiety on the part of Senator Sher-
man to put himself forward as an aspi-
rant for the Republican nomination for
the Presidency. The principal bust
ness of the convention seemed to be
the formulation of a resolution under
which to set forth and enunciate the
Sherman claim to the nomination in the
name of the Republican party in Ohio.
The interchangeable Senator was on the
spot, drilling his partisans like very
Suwarrow on the eve of battle, and he
succeeded in pushing the resolution
through, Notwithstanding the logged
opposition of Blaine men, who re-
manned steadfast to the fortunes of their
absent chief and sat grimly and sug--
gestively impassive amid the cheers and
the rejoicin2s of the not very decisive
Sherman majority
This is in marked contrast with the
harmonious sentiment and action OF
the Democratic convention at Cleye-
land, that, with simple earnestness and
unanimity. indorsed the general policy
and conduct of President Cleveland'